About Us

Corey
Merrill owner and manager of Q&M Watersports has always had an interest in
boats. Throughout his childhood Corey
always gravitated to anything that had to do with boats or the water. He spent countless hours fine tuning a gas-powered
r/c model boat, or building a wooden raft to float down the local ditch in
town. He has always understood how
important it is for things to work right.

As
an unhappy student at the University of Louisville, Merrill decided it was time
to do something different. He enrolled
into the Marine Mechanics program at Louisville Technical Institute to fulfill
a career in the boating industry. As a
student his teachers noticed his potential and immediately talked him into
taking a job as an entry level tech at a local dealership while still in
school.

After
graduation he wanted to get closer to home, so he set his sights on trying to
find employment around the Kentucky and Lake Barkley area. Corey went to work at Jim’s Marine in Kuttawa
in the spring of 2003, and worked until that December when Jim decided to
retire.

In
February of 2004, Jim sold the service department to Corey and Q&M
Watersports was started. Jim stayed
around for about a year helping to introduce Corey to the sales and OEM side of
the marine industry. During Q&M’s
first year of business Corey brought in his mother Debbie Merrill to help him
with the day to day operations. They
managed in that first year to acquire Mercury/Mercruiser and Forest River/South
Bay Pontoons.

In
the years following, Q&M has picked up several engine and boat lines. This allows them to sell and service many
different types of boats. They have received
numerous awards from their manufactures for outstanding sales and service. These achievements are not possible without
hard work, knowing their products completely, and putting smiles on thousands
of customers faces over the years.

Today,
Merrill has surrounded himself with co-workers who share the same interest in
boats, as well as people who understand how important it is to strive to be the
best at what they do. Here at Q&M
Watersports we know how important it is to stay on the cutting edge of the
Marine Industry, and you can not do that unless you have factory trained, and
certified technicians. We are demanding
of our technicians on their training and how it is applied in the field. This helps us get the job done right, faster,
and the first time!!!